Isn't there a way to password lock a PDF file where it can still be viewed but not exported into something else? No matter what though there will always be a way around anything done just depends on how motivated someone is.
On 4/20/06, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > But to answer your question, sorry I do not know a way other than making > them all > PDF files however there are ways to convert a PDF file to another type > and then be > Able to make changes. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 4:42 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: protect downloaded files? > > Anyone know if there is a surefire way to make all downloaded files > read-only? We have a client that wants to have files available to > download, but the original author doesn't want to have them be able to > be edited. We're talking PowerPoint, Word, PDF files here, BTW. > > Any advice on how to make this happen would be appreciated. We've found > that even using the "Read Only" attribute in the file properties doesn't > persist once a copy has been downloaded to the client. > > TIA > > Ray > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:238329 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
